The sound drivers and the pnpbios core test for current->root != NULL. This test seems to be unnecessary since we always have rootfs mounted before initializing the drivers. Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck --- drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c | 2 -- sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c | 4 ++-- sound/core/seq/seq_device.c | 3 --- sound/core/sound.c | 4 ---- sound/core/timer.c | 2 -- sound/ppc/daca.c | 5 ++--- sound/ppc/tumbler.c | 5 ++--- 7 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) Index: b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c =================================================================== --- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c +++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c @@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ static int pnp_dock_event(int dock, stru char *argv[3], **envp, *buf, *scratch; int i = 0, value; - if (!current->fs->root) - return -EAGAIN; if (!(envp = kcalloc(20, sizeof(char *), GFP_KERNEL))) return -ENOMEM; if (!(buf = kzalloc(256, GFP_KERNEL))) { Index: b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c =================================================================== --- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c +++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c @@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ struct snd_seq_client *snd_seq_client_us } spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clients_lock, flags); #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD - if (!in_interrupt() && current->fs->root) { + if (!in_interrupt()) { static char client_requested[SNDRV_SEQ_GLOBAL_CLIENTS]; static char card_requested[SNDRV_CARDS]; if (clientid < SNDRV_SEQ_GLOBAL_CLIENTS) { int idx; - if (! client_requested[clientid] && current->fs->root) { + if (!client_requested[clientid]) { client_requested[clientid] = 1; for (idx = 0; idx < 15; idx++) { if (seq_client_load[idx] < 0) Index: b/sound/core/seq/seq_device.c =================================================================== --- a/sound/core/seq/seq_device.c +++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_device.c @@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ void snd_seq_device_load_drivers(void) if (snd_seq_in_init) return; - if (! current->fs->root) - return; - mutex_lock(&ops_mutex); list_for_each_entry(ops, &opslist, list) { if (! (ops->driver & DRIVER_LOADED) && Index: b/sound/core/sound.c =================================================================== --- a/sound/core/sound.c +++ b/sound/core/sound.c @@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(sound_mutex); */ void snd_request_card(int card) { - if (! current->fs->root) - return; if (snd_card_locked(card)) return; if (card < 0 || card >= cards_limit) @@ -87,8 +85,6 @@ static void snd_request_other(int minor) { char *str; - if (! current->fs->root) - return; switch (minor) { case SNDRV_MINOR_SEQUENCER: str = "snd-seq"; break; case SNDRV_MINOR_TIMER: str = "snd-timer"; break; Index: b/sound/core/timer.c =================================================================== --- a/sound/core/timer.c +++ b/sound/core/timer.c @@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ static struct snd_timer *snd_timer_find( static void snd_timer_request(struct snd_timer_id *tid) { - if (! current->fs->root) - return; switch (tid->dev_class) { case SNDRV_TIMER_CLASS_GLOBAL: if (tid->device < timer_limit) Index: b/sound/ppc/daca.c =================================================================== --- a/sound/ppc/daca.c +++ b/sound/ppc/daca.c @@ -254,9 +254,8 @@ int __init snd_pmac_daca_init(struct snd struct pmac_daca *mix; #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD - if (current->fs->root) - request_module("i2c-powermac"); -#endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */ + request_module("i2c-powermac"); +#endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */ mix = kzalloc(sizeof(*mix), GFP_KERNEL); if (! mix) Index: b/sound/ppc/tumbler.c =================================================================== --- a/sound/ppc/tumbler.c +++ b/sound/ppc/tumbler.c @@ -1327,9 +1327,8 @@ int __init snd_pmac_tumbler_init(struct char *chipname; #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD - if (current->fs->root) - request_module("i2c-powermac"); -#endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */ + request_module("i2c-powermac"); +#endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */ mix = kzalloc(sizeof(*mix), GFP_KERNEL); if (! mix) -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/